BREANNA STEWART IS THE ONLY PLAYER IN NCAA HISTORY TO LED HER TEAM TO FOUR CONSECUTIVE NATIONAL TITLES WHILE EARNING MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER EACH YEAR. First-overall selection and UConn women's basketball alumna Diana Taurasi was named … She is second all-time in rebounds for the Huskies (1,276), fourth in career steals (310), eighth in assists (544), eighth in blocks (204), eighth in free throws made (383) and fourth in 3-pointers made (311). Connecticut guard Evina Westbrook (22) plays against Butler during the first quarter of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. 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During her time at UConn she scored a total of 2,133 points for an average of 16.9 points per game. We based these decisions off the team’s record books, figuring out which players won the most awards, scored the most points and of course, who cut down the most nets. Freshman Paige Bueckers scored 31 points and made a series of clutch shots to help the UConn women's basketball team topple top-ranked South Carolina in … 2 Marquette in the final at Mohegan Sun Arena, her teammates rushed her and surrounded her to celebrate. FiveThirtyEight . Then on Wednesday, the Huskies added Azzi Fudd to that group — the top 2021 player and … Geno Auriemma. 2021 women's college basketball recruiting class rankings: UConn moves up with Azzi Fudd signing . Hey, shocker! In 2010, Moore led the team in scoring and steals en route to a 39–0 season, ending in the NCAA National Championship. Sales was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program. The freshman guard … UConn women’s basketball’s 2022 recruiting class is off to a strong start after earning a commitment from Isuneh Brady, according to her AAU coach. She was named Final Four MOP and one of the 10 players on the State Farm All-America team during Final Four weekend. She finished her time at UConn with 3036 points for an average of 19.7 points per game. She would make her opponents pay every single time on the offensive end as she claims the ninth all-time in scoring for the program with 2,156 career points. In 2004 she was awarded with the Nancy Lieberman Award, Naismith College Player of the Year and NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award. By. She was a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program. Montgomery led the team with a 13.3 scoring average and 163 assists. She was named Rookie of the Year in 1995. One game after UConn's game against Minnesota in the Final Four — the most-watched and highest-rated women's basketball semifinal in ESPN history — Diana Taurasi … Stewie never got tired of playing on the big stage. She helped UConn win the NCAA championship in each year she played for the Huskies. 2 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll on Monday. Diana played point guard from 2000-2004. We have talked to players from the 1950's through today. It wasn't easy picking only five players. By World Exposure News Services, 06/08/20, 1:00PM CDT. Rizzotti won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award during the 1995-96 basketball season. He told reporters: “We got Diana and you don't.”. She competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 1995 Jones Cup Team that won the Bronze in Taipei, as well as the 1994 squad that won the Gold. She scored 2,156 points, averaged 15.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in her collegiate career. She was a member of the 1995 team that won the championship. She finished her career in the Top Ten of many categories in the UConn women's basketball record books including No. No. Facebook. — UConn Women's Basketball (@UConnWBB) August 7, 2020 Over the past 25 years, UConn has become synonymous with the sport of women’s basketball. 1 seed in the Big East Conference women's tournament Search. Taurasi was a well-rounded scoring threat for the Huskies, with the ability to score inside and out, and create for others.